Q: Is 553,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 553,344 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 553,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 88 96 128 131 132 176 192 262 264 352 384 393 524 528 704 786 1,048 1,056 1,408 1,441 1,572 2,096 2,112 2,882 3,144 4,192 4,224 4,323 5,764 6,288 8,384 8,646 11,528 12,576 16,768 17,292 23,056 25,152 34,584 46,112 50,304 69,168 92,224 138,336 184,448 276,672 and 553,344, with no remainder.

Since 553,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 553,344, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).